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| link to a story written about Click here for a Jordan Daily Mountain Eagle in the Daily Mountain Eagle July 2006 |
| Jordan Harrison Biography Jordan Harrison is a seventeen-year-old senior honor student at her school. She enjoys spending time with her family and friends. Seeing Jordan with her family, she cannot be overlooked. A tall, beautiful young lady with brunette locks of hair between two beautiful blond sisters. Her captivating smile is the same as when she was a five year-old singing her first solo in the church Christmas play. Since both of her parents are teachers, she spent her preschool days with grandparents. Much of this time she spent listening to her grandfather sing older country music. She quickly learned the words. Although much of the music of his time was about lost loves and honky-tonks, this special time helped her to develop a love and a pretty good ear for the genre. Jordan began her life with physical limitations that could have prevented her from following the dream that she is chasing today. She had frequent ear infections and was completely “tongue tied” as an infant. Thanks to a successful surgery performed by an ear, nose and throat specialist and advice from a great pediatrician, her ear and tongue problems were corrected. The medical procedures prevented damage to her hearing and freed her tongue so that she could form her words correctly. Performing three one-hour shows at the Opryland Hotel and Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee July 3 – 5, was the highlight of 2006 for Jordan. Her first public performance, however, was not as glamorous as performing at the Opryland Hotel. When Jordan was in the third grade, she was crowned the winner of the third and fourth grade pageant at her school. Following tradition, the next year she had to crown her successor. Since she was not competing, she asked the pageant director if she could sing during the intermission. She was an instant hit. This elementary student became a regular entertainer at the high school pageants and other local events. Over the last year, Jordan has rapidly gained notoriety across the south and has earned herself a long list of performance credits. Click here for a list of credits. If asked about her most rewarding performances, Jordan would say her visits to the Children’s Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama in June and November of 2006. She enjoys seeing the patients and their parents smile. Her debut CD, Just Startin' Out was completed in September 2006. It included one song, Puppy Love, that Jordan wrote. Puppy Love was entered in the 2006 International Songwriters Competition and placed in the semi-finals. She recently completed recording her second CD titled Made Ya' Look in Nashville at OMNIsound Studios. Jordan wrote four and co-wrote one of the songs on the Made Ya' Look project. Click here for ordering information. What started as a grandfather’s dream for his granddaughter is taking shape to become reality for Jordan. This journey had humble beginnings; a grandfather sharing stories with her of listening to the greats of country music perform on the Grand Ole Opry stage. Jordan has come a long way since those preschool days of singing with her grandfather, but the dream is still the same. Whenever she is asked what she wants to do when she grows up, she always says the same thing, “Become a lawyer and sing at the Grand Ole Opry.” If a good heart and a caring spirit determine one’s success, Jordan will go far. Stay tuned; remember she’s only seventeen! |
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| Jordan Harrison |
| What she's doing As Jordan enters her senior year in high school, she finds herself balancing many aspects of her young life. In addition to writing, performing, and playing guitar, she maintains a 4.27 GPA on a 4 point scale and is ranked #1 in her class. For the last three summers she has taken college courses and also boasts a 4.0 at this academic level. Over the past year she has penned several beautiful ballads along with a few that are just pure country fun. She has accepted an invitation to perform at the Commodore Grille in Nashville on numerous occasions. She considers it an honor to have shared the stage with some of the greatest songwriters that Nashville has to offer. Among her most memorable events this year was meeting Pam Belford who wrote George Strait's #1 hit, If I Know Me. Jordan was flying high the night Craig Martin dedicated his #1 song (recorded by Tim McGraw), Don't Take the Girl to her while he was on stage in Nashville. |
| Special Thanks...... It is amazing how God blesses us all with someone we need in our lives when we least expect it. Jordan was fortunate to have been introduced to Mr. Roy Crawford (father of Chuck Crawford of Heartland) who jump-started her guitar playing. After what seemed like only a short time, Mr. Roy decided that she was ready to move on and learn more complex guitar skills. He introduced her to Mr. Scott Miller (former guitarist for Terri Clark and Craig Morgan). They have both been a blessing to Jordan and she is sincerely thankful for their guidance and instruction. The skills they have taught her have enabled her to accompany herself when performing and have added much to her writing abilities. |
